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Jan. 6, 1953 Patented Jan. 6, 1953 ROTARY DATA SPECIFIER FOR STOCK PARTS Allan. K. Neilson, Highland Park, Mich.

Application J une 20, 1949, Serial No. 100,270

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to rotary indicating devices and particularly rotary speciers for stock parts.

In present practice when it is desired to locate certain parts or items included in a large and varied inventory of stock, one or more c-atalogues must be consulted to iind a number or other locating data correlated with the part name. It is an object of the invention to provide a device that will furnish locating or other data on any part or item of stock much more readily than catalogues or the like.

Another object is to make available locating or other data on all parts required for some certain machine or assembly, by a single manipulation that may be easily and rapidly performed.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to list on the periphery of a rotary drum in circumferential series a considerable number of machines, and to arrange lengthwise of the drum corresponding rows of symbols by which the parts of such machines may be located, the parts being identiiied on an information sheet, slotted for registration of said drum symbols with the corresponding parts listed on said sheet.

These and various other objects are attained by the construction hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a `front elevational view of my rotary specifici', partially broken away.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Fig. e is a fragmentary perspective view of an end portion of a drum employed in the speciiier.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an end wall of the cabinet.

En these views, the reference character I designates an elongated cabinet of approximately square cross section, having at its front a large L window 2 substantially coextensive in length with the cabinet. Exposed through such window is a stock-listing sheet 3, illustrated as relating to motor vehicle parts. Thus said sheet is divided transversely of its length into a series of panels d, each relating to some major portion of a vehicle and bearing a coresponding title 5. Each panel is subdivided into a suitable number of columns E3 upwardly extending from a slot 'l formed in the sheet along the lower edge of winthe construction of numerous vehicles although differing somewhat on different vehicles.

Extending through the cabinet I and journaled in its ends is a shaft 8 rigidly carrying within the cabinet an elongated hollow drum 9 and projecting sufficiently beyond said ends to receive knobs Ii) for rotating such drum. The drum is peripherally covered by a sheet II such as paper or cardboard, occupying a substantially tangential relation to the slotted lower portion of the sheet 3. Thus certain lines I2 of reading matter extending on the sheet II substantially from end to end thereof, are adapted to be individually exposed through the slot 1, being spaced uniformly apart a distance substantially equaling the slot width. The end portions of said slot extend beyond the columns 6 to expose vehicleidentifying data included in the lines I2. Thus 1937 D5 identifies a vehicle built in 1937, of a cert-ain model as sedan, coupe, etc. Each line I2 further comprises a row of numbers I3 or other indicia, spaced to respectively register with the respective columns, and each identifying a shelf, bin or other receiver for parts listed on the sheet 3. The arrangement is such that location indicia I3 pertaining to any particular vehicle occupies the line I2 which identies such vehicle. Hence when any particular part for a certain vehicle is sought, it is necessary merely to rotate the drum until there appears in slot 'I the line i2 identifying such vehicle, whereupon location data for required part appears below the column 6 listing such part.

The rear wall I4 of the cabinet serves as an upwardly removable door, being slidably tted into grooves I5 in the end walls. When such door is removed, ready access is had to the drum for removal and replacement of the sheet II. The latter may be secured to the drum by an adhesive applied to the longitudinal edges of the sheet. The preferred material for the drum cylinder is heavy fiber board or cardboard, and the drum ends may consist of wooden disks I6. The sheet 3 is readily removable for replacement or revision purposes, being slidably received in grooves Il in the cabinet ends, and the cabinet top having a slot i8 accommodating such sheet.

While the invention has been exemplified as serving to identify and locate vehicle parts, it is evident that it may have a similar utility with respect to parts of any machine, apparatus, or other complex assembly.

What I claim is:

A rotary data specier comprising a cabinet formed with an elongated window, a sheet carried by the cabinet and having an edge spaced from an edge of the Window to form a slot approximately coextensive with the Window, said sheet carrying the names of diierent items of stock, arranged in columns extending substantially from said slot, a revoluble drum extending substantially coextensively with said slot Within the cabinet, said sheet occupying an approximately tangential relation to the, drum, and the vcabinet having end walls slotted tol slidingly receive such sheet, said sheet having a marginal portion exteriorly projecting from the cabinet to facilitate insertion of the sheet in and its removal from the cabinet, means journaling-the;

drum in the cabinet, means for manually rotat= ing the drum, and a sheet peripherally carried by the drum, and carrying linesrofV reading matter parallel to the drum axis and spaced for individual display through the slot, said lines respectively identifying diierent assemblies, and each '4 line further containing a row of locating indicia for parts of the assembly identied by such line, each item of such indicia, when displayed through the slot, registering with a column identifying a part to be located by said item.

ALLAN K. NEILSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,445,912 Reitan Feb. 20, 1923 1,977,342 Maddigan Oct. 16, 1934 2,105,527- Evans Jan. 18, 1939 2,477,392 Rude July 26, 1949 2,480,228v Diamond Aug. 30, 1949 2,488,271 Curtis Nov. 15, 1949 2,503,255 George Apr. 11, 1950 

